Accident · 1997-03-05

NTSB case IAD97FA052 · McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 1997-03-05
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 (N275AA)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.

Probable cause

The pilot in command did not maintain control while utilizing the full auto-land system. Factors to this accident were a contaminated runway, a crosswind, and inadequate guidance provided in the aircraft manual.

Source: NTSB case IAD97FA052

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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